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Special coverage of the 2021 Italian local elections that will be held on 3 and 4 October. Go to articles

Sustainable Italy: How Food Sovereignty Can Help Fight Hunger

From Italy to South America, food sovereignty can guarantee food and determine agricultural policies to help sustainably fight hunger.

Benedetta Ferrarini

Society

Integrated Italians

Do Italian speakers have a more integrated worldview than English speakers?

Thomas J. Puleo

Luci d'Artista Regno Dei Fiori Nicola De Maria

Places

Turin’s Creative Luci d’Artista

Contemporary art installations light up the city from November to January as an open air gallery for all to enjoy.

Lara Statham

Places

Strolling in Sicily

Nothing much happens during the passeggiata, but that nothing much is plenty.

Thomas J. Puleo

Politics

The Election of The President of The Republic: An Unpredictable Story

In 2022 the new President of the Republic will be elected, but the race to find the perfect candidate is full of pitfalls.

Camilla Valerio

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Politics

The Ballot Box: The Impossible Vote from Abroad

Even if the Italian Constitution and secondary laws facilitate voting from abroad, several impediments still complicate the process.

Federico Fancelli

It’s not always easy to vote when living abroad. Thanks... Read More

Society

How Italy Has Slowly Come to Accept Ethnic Food

Ethnic food is not only changing food choices for Italians, it is also opening our eyes to new people and cultures.

Lorenzo Giacomella

It was 1986 when McDonald’s first placed their yellow signs... Read More

Interviews

We Have Had Enough Of No Green Pass

A single No Green Pass rally in Milan can cost businesses 4 million euros. We asked some local shops how protests have affected their business.

Asia Guerreschi

Over the last few months, Italy has seen many rallies... Read More

Culture

Pizza as Canvas

Pizza’s ubiquity is matched only by its adaptability.

Thomas J. Puleo

There are reasons why gold and not some other metal... Read More

Five Star Movement president Giuseppe Conte

Politics

Can The Five Star Movement Join The Socialists and Democrats Group?

The Five Stars are house-hunting in Europe, and have a lot of uncomfortable baggage along.

Frances Fahy

What, apart from its name, does the Five Star Movement... Read More

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Guest Post

Exploring a City Hidden in Plain Sight – Under the skin of Bologna

Novelist Tom Benjamin gets under the skin of Bologna, where its forty kilometres of porticoes have just been granted UNESCO World Heritage status.

Italics Magazine

In terms of sheer scale, Bologna’s porticoes are unique. Dating... Read More

Politics

After DDL Zan: Gloomy Prospects For Civil Rights

After debating a measure that would have outlawed homophobia, the road to full civil rights in Italy looks even steeper.

Michele Paolo

On October 27, the Italian Senate scrapped the so-called DDL... Read More

Society

The Italian Fish Stand

No matter how much nutritionists recommend eating fish, it remains for the most part unpopular, and I think there is some wisdom in this popular unpopularity.

Thomas J. Puleo

I do not mean to pick on Italian fish stands... Read More

Society

Gucci Power: The Omnipresence of an Italian Brand

One of the world's most elite fashion brands has been increasingly embraced by billions thanks to music, language, and counterfeit products.

Zachary Vogt

In the Italian fashion world there is no shortage of... Read More

Guest Post

5 Places that you can teach English and Travel the world

Teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) is a means to make a living while seeing and living in different parts of the world

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Teaching English brings to mind reading old books and plays... Read More

Ask An Italian

Letters to the editor

Society

Ask An Italian: Dyslexia In Italian And English

We encouraged readers to send us stories about dyslexia. One did writing that dyslexia is more common with speakers of certain languages.

Ronald L. Trowbridge

Society

Ask An Italian: Men And Women In Italy

A reader asks about changes in sex, marriage, and family in Italy.

Asia Guerreschi

Society

Ask An Italian: How Do Italians Eat?

Have you ever wondered what is daily life in Italy? We got you covered.

Chiara Severini

Politics

Ask An Italian: Secessionist Movements In Italy

A reader asks about the origin and future of secessionist movements in Italy.

Michele Paolo

Politics

Ask An Italian: Why Does Coronavirus Spread More In Northern Italy?

A reader asks about the different infection rates between Northern and Southern Italy.

Michele Paolo

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